STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1588-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 47
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No.
47 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO
     REVIEW AND IDENTIFY FISCALLY-RELATED POWERS CONFERRED UPON
     OR ASSUMED BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SINCE 1987 THAT MAY BE
     RECLAIMED BY THE LEGISLATURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Auditor to review and identify fiscally-related powers conferred
upon or assumed by the executive branch since 1987 that may be
reclaimed by the Legislature.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 47,
and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair